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LOTRO Legendarium: My LOTRO wish list for 2018
Ever since I've been writing this Lord of the Rings Online column -- which spans back to 2010, if you can believe it --...
WoW Factor: Guessing at Battle for Azeroth’s release date using math
The "when will Battle for Azeroth" speculation train is rolling once again because it looks like patch 7.3.5 is just around the corner. We...
Choose My Adventure: Starting fresh in Project Gorgon
I'm really glad to be heading into Project Gorgon for the first CMA of the year. Not just because it's a title which I...
Perfect Ten: 10 tips for crafting a unique MMO character name
Tell me if you've ever been here: You just finished spending way too much time pouring over options in the character creation screen and...
Flameseeker Chronicles: 2018 Guild Wars 2 predictions
I adore looking back on last year's predictions about what's to come in Guild Wars 2 in the next twelve months: Even when my predictions...
EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s case for asymmetric and asynchronous gameplay
If there's one thing that EVE Online does better than any other MMO on the market today, it's persistent gameplay on massive scales. The now-famous...
Wisdom of Nym: Materia and stats in Final Fantasy XIV
When Heavensward was the current expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, we were introduced to the idea that you could meld materia onto valuable endgame...
The Game Archaeologist: Neocron
It's the distant future. The high-tech battle armor you wear sharply contrasts with the ruins of civilization that you traverse. You spot an enemy...
WoW Factor: The fate of the class orders post-Legion, part 2
Back before the winter break, I took a look at how the various class orders are going to handle the increased conflict between the...
Massively OP’s 2017 awards debrief and annual recap
As we did in 2014, 2015, and 2016, today I'm going to recap our annual awards and other meta articles from the end of 2017....
Hyperspace Beacon: Three things SWTOR could add in 2018 to turn itself around
Star Wars: The Old Republic did not have a banner year in 2017. It was the first year since the launch year that did...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2017
Last year was positively stuffed with updates, expansions, and cool stuff. A lot of years I struggle to remember which major updates happened in...
Working As Intended: The MMOs we lost in 2017
It's true that we lost a lot of MMOs in 2016 -- bigger and more important ones than in 2014 and 2015. 2017, however, has...
Guild Chat: The best MMORPG advice of 2017
There's no more perfect time to reflect on the last twelve months than when you're ringing in the new year, so that's precisely what...
Chaos Theory: 2017 was a big year for the Secret World IP
Well, 2017 was interesting. It's not often that your favorite game starts off as one game at the beginning of the year and then...
Wisdom of Nym: Actual outdated content in Final Fantasy XIV
As we start down the road through 2018, I feel it's important and appropriate to look at the content in Final Fantasy XIV that...
Massively OP’s 2017 Blooper Awards: Schlag meme of the year
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards conclude today with our blooper award for Schlag meme of the year, given to and in honor of MOP commenter Schlag...
Massively OP’s 2017 Blooper Awards: Best worst MMO video
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for Best worst MMO video. And the winner is...
Anything from Hearthstone
The thing about Blizzard's Hearthstone...
LOTRO Legendarium: Looking back at the road we traveled in 2017
"The road goes ever on" is one of the most well-known phrases from Lord of the Rings, alluding to the ongoing journey of the...
Massively OP’s 2017 Blooper Awards: Best worst MOP headline
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for Best worst headline. And the winner is...
Camelot Unchained's big bot battle boasts benefits for...